Dr. Marchand sets Guinness World Record™ for Laparoscopic Removal of Largest Uterus Ever!
Dr. Marchand and another surgeon received a Guinness World Record™ in 2008 for their accomplishment of removing a huge uterus without needing to resort to cutting the patient open. The surgeons removed a 3200 gram (approximately 7 pound) uterus without resorting to laparotomy (cutting the patient open.) This surgery utilized an advanced “minimally invasive” surgical technique called “Laparoscopy,” where surgeons…